Church IT Roundtable - Fall 2008

Registration is now open!

Early registration cost is $50 until August 8th September 8th.

We’ve extended the early-bird cost an additional month to help out those of you still working on getting approval for the trip. Thank you to all the people who registered before the first deadline!

Just a reminder, after September 8th, the cost will increase to $75, so register now!

Here’s a list of information for the Church IT RoundTable - Fall 2008:

Dates & Location
Registration
Hotel Information
Schedule
Vendors/Partners
Sponsors
Air Travel
Weather
Spouse/SO/Family
Topics
Food & Dining
Attendees

Spouses, family, and/or significant others are welcome to join you on your trip! There is a lot to see and do in Charleston!

They are also welcome to come tour the Seacoast Church facilities, attend the offsite dinners/events (Oct. 7th and Oct. 9th), and the onsite dinner/worship experience (Oct. 8th).

We ask that the onsite lunches be only attended by RoundTable participants, since these would be times for fellowship between peers.

This is the schedule as it currently stands, minor or major changes are still possible.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - Pre-RoundTable

  3:00 PM: Early Registration
  4:00 PM: Seacoast Church IT Overview
  4:30 PM: Facility/IT Tours
  6:30 PM: Restaurant Dinner (optional)

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 1

  8:30 AM: Registration
  9:00 AM: Large Group Opening Session
  9:45 AM: Break
10:00 AM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 1
12:00 PM: Lunch on-site
  2:00 PM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 2
  3:45 PM: Break
  4:00 PM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 3
  5:45 PM: Dinner on-site
  7:00 PM: Worship
  8:00 PM: Hang out/gaming until …..

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 2

  8:30 AM: Gather & Coffee
  9:00 AM: Large Group Session 1
10:00 AM: Break
10:15 AM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 1
11:00 AM: Break
11:15 AM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 2
12:00 PM: Lunch
  1:15 PM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 3
  2:00 PM: Break
  2:15 PM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 4
  3:00 PM: Break
  3:15 PM: Large Group Session 2
  5:30 PM: Offsite Dinner/Activity  (optional)

Friday, October 10th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 3 (Optional)

In the morning, we will be visiting Blackbaud, a major nonprofit software developer, to tour their facilities and interact with their staff. Afterwards, Blackbaud will be hosting lunch for us. The afternoon is open for you to tour Charleston and/or hang out with other attendees.

Would you like to help the Church IT RoundTable by donating financially or other materials (equipment, giveaways, etc.), please email citrt2008@gmail.com or call 843.375.2487.

Your sponsorship can be kept private if you wish, otherwise it will be on the list of sponsors given to attendees, and listed on this website. The level of sponsorship will not be disclosed.

Thank you for considering sponsoring the Church IT RoundTable!

What vendors would you like to see demonstrate their product(s) at the Roundtable? Or what products would you like to see demonstrated

If you would like to be a vendor/partner at the Fall Church IT Roundtable, please email citrt2008@gmail.com or call 843-275-2487.

October in the Charleston area is a beautiful time of the year. The melting heat and sticky humidity of the summer has faded, and the nights are cool. Water temperature is still in the mid-to-upper 70s. Also, the peak of hurricane season has passed!

Here are the averages for the Charleston area in October:

Here are the current conditions for Mount Pleasant, SC:

Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar

Most of you will be flying into Charleston International Airport (CHS), here are the driving directions to Seacoast Church.

You can also fly into Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), or Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) to possibly save a little money. They are each about 2 hours drive away.

Airtran is the discount airline flying in to/out of Charleston. It maybe a slight travel hassle, but you might be able to save by taking one airline into Atlanta, and then switch to Airtran for the flight into Charleston. Right now Airtran’s price from Atlanta to Charleston is $111 (6/5).

Recently, airlines have been raising prices for multiple reasons, so get your tickets soon! Make sure to use travel websites to help save money: Microsoft Farecast, Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, etc.

Got any other travel cost saving tips, or looking to share a ride from/to the airport, leave a comment on this post.

There are a good number of hotels near Seacoast Church. We’ve worked out some special arrangements with a few that you might want to check out:

Courtyard by Marriott
1251 Woodland Ave.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843.284.0900
Rate: $114.00 (includes: breakfast)
Ask for the block of rooms reserved for Seacoast Church IT Conference
(Directions from hotel to Seacoast Church)

Residence Inn
1116 Isle of the Palms Connector
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843.881.1599
Rate: $129.00 (includes: breakfast, manager’s reception)
Ask for the block of rooms reserved for Seacoast Church IT Conference
(Directions from hotel to Seacoast Church)

If you are looking to share a room, leave a comment on this post.

The Fall 2008 Church IT Roundtable will be held on October 8-10. It will be at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant, SC! Trace Pupke is the IT Director there and will be organizing the event.

Set these dates on your calendar, get your boss’ approval (work and spouse), and start researching travel options.

Keep an eye on this web site for more information as it comes available. You can do that either through the RSS feed, Twitter, e-mail or the old fashioned bookmark.

We hope to see you there!

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